Thursday, April 12, 2012

POUND THE ROCK STARS - On a nightly basis, no matter how good or bad the Raps play, no matter if they blow out a team or if they get blown out and no matter if they win or lose, these are the Raptors with the best 'Pound the Rock' status for the night.

FINAL SCORE: SIXERS 93, RAPTORS 75 SEASON RECORD: 20W-39L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: ED DAVIS

LINE: 13 pts, 13 reb, 5 ast

This is perfect time to tank with just seven games left in the season. And with three D-Leaguers on your roster, you can't really expect much from this Raps team down the stretch. So who stepped on Wednesday night with Bayless and Bargnani out with injury? Ed Davis. He finished with the double double on the night with his 13 points and 13 boards. It's going to be ugly Raps basketball from here on out, folks.

Friday, April 6, 2012

POUND THE ROCK STARS - On a nightly basis, no matter how good or bad the Raps play, no matter if they blow out a team or if they get blown out and no matter if they win or lose, these are the Raptors with the best 'Pound the Rock' status for the night.

FINAL SCORE: CAVS 84, RAPTORS 80 SEASON RECORD: 20W-36L

POUND THE ROCK STAR #1: DEMAR DEROZAN

LINE: 28 pts (10-16), 4 ast, 4 reb

You really don't want a win streak when you're starting to play for a lottery pick in this summer's NBA draft. So the Raps ended that nonsense with the 84-80 loss to the Cleveland Cavs with their fourth quarter meltdown. Toronto got outscored 33-17 in the final quarter erasing the 13-point lead they had in the third quarter. DeMar put up an impressive 28 points on 10-16 shooting and went 7-8 from the line. When you got a roster like this, somebody has to take the offensive load.